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Richard Blakey
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Richard John Blakey

Born: 15 January 1967, Huddersfield, Yorkshire
Major Teams: Yorkshire, England.
Known As: Richard Blakey
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Other: Wicket-Keeper


Test Debut: England v India at Madras, 2nd Test, 1992/93
Latest Test:
England v India at Bombay, 3rd Test, 1992/93

ODI Debut:
England v Pakistan at Lord's, Texaco Trophy, 1992
Latest ODI:
England v India at Gwalior, 5th ODI, 1992/93

Career Statistics:

TESTS
 (including 19/02/1993)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave     SR 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding    2    4   0     7    6    1.75  16.66   0   0    2   0

                      O      M     R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10    SR  Econ
Bowling               -      -     -    -    -     -      -   -    -    -

ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS
 (including 04/03/1993)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave     SR 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding    3    2   0    25   25   12.50  50.00   0   0    2   1

                      O      M     R    W    Ave   BBI   4w  5w    SR  Econ
Bowling               -      -     -    -    -     -      -   -    -    -

FIRST-CLASS
 (1985 - 2002)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding  335  535  85 14206  221   31.56  12  86  746  56

                      O      M     R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10    SR  Econ
Bowling              10.3    1    68    1  68.00  1-68    0   0  63.0  6.47

LIST A LIMITED OVERS
 (1986 - 2002)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding  360  309  79  7363  130*  32.01   3  37  352  55

                      O      M     R    W    Ave   BBI   4w  5w    SR  Econ
Bowling               -      -     -    -    -     -      -   -    -    -

- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.


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Few young batsman have promised as much as Richard Blakey. A teenage debutant for Yorkshire, and a prolific scorer in Second XI cricket, the Huddersfield-born right-hander may reflect on a sacrifice that probably cost him a distinguished international career.

Richard Blakey made his Yorkshire debut in 1985, winning his county cap in 1987 aged just 20. He hit over 1300 runs that summer (including a double century against Gloucestershire) and was voted Young Cricketer of the year by the Cricket Writers' Club. He went on several Young England and then England 'A' tours, to the West Indies (1984-85), Zimbabwe and Kenya (1989-90) and Pakistan and Sri Lanka (1990-91). On the Zimbabwe tour he hit a career best 221 in Bulawayo.

He began to keep wicket increasingly often, performing the job full time from 1990, as Yorkshire, like England, attempted to balance their side. It was this sacrifice that saw his batting form gradually suffer, and he moved down the order to become a regular number seven. Ironically, in the short-term it led to his England call-up as the national side searched for a like-for-like replacement for Alec Stewart.

He finally made his international debut in a one-day international against Pakistan at Lord's in 1992. He performed tidily with bat and gloves and was picked for the full England tour of India that winter. His selection ahead of Jack Russell played a minor part (David Gower's omission was the major factor), in the MCC members' protest that forced a Special General Meeting when the squad was announced.

Making his debut in the second Test at Madras, (Gooch was ill and Stewart took over the captaincy) Blakey struggled along with others against the Indian spinners, although he did well not to concede any byes in India's innings of 560-6. He was out bowled in three of his four Test innings (lbw in the other) and such was his inability to cope with Kumble et al. that the selectors never called on him again.

Awarded a benefit in 1998, he has written an amusing and perceptive book, Taking it from Behind, his diary of the 1999 season, and reflections on his career. In 2000, younger competition, notably from Simon Guy, meant that he found holding a first-class place ever more difficult, and he was out of the Yorkshire side for the first time in more than a decade (GD 2000).

* Last Updated: Saturday, 09-Nov-2002 08:55:01 GMT


 
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